Paradachshund
@Paradachshund@lemmy.today
- Comment on CNC 4 days ago:
Fuck yeah command and conquer!!
- Comment on Honestly Bizarre 1 week ago:
My wife and I like to joke that vegetables aren’t real and all of them are just something else in reality.
- Comment on well designed you say 1 week ago:
Is this loss?
- Comment on Anon uses GOG 1 week ago:
That’s surprising. I wonder of it’s actually not supported, or if companies just don’t bother to set it up? Seems weird they would do it on one platform and not the other though.
- Comment on What is the most overrated game gamers hype up? 2 weeks ago:
I felt the same way. I turned it to easy mode and enjoyed the visuals and story. Good riddance to the combat frankly.
- Comment on As Xbox raises Game Pass prices, former FTC chair says it warned Activision deal would ‘harm gamers’ | VGC 3 weeks ago:
“It” 🤔
- Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up] 4 weeks ago:
Thank you!
- Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up] 4 weeks ago:
Is this for the PC only version too? I can’t tell through all the marketing speak.
- Comment on Microsoft starts rolling out Gaming Copilot on Windows 11 PCs 5 weeks ago:
Different industry, but in my graphic design business I’ve had a couple small jobs fixing/finishing logos people tried to make with AI. Sounds like you’re getting a lot more, but I’ve been seeing this too.
- Comment on labubu 1 month ago:
Honestly cuter than actual labubu
- Comment on Fractal Incursions Bonus Event! 1 month ago:
I hope they expand the quick play to all difficulties eventually.
- Comment on Fractal Incursions Bonus Event! 1 month ago:
I haven’t tried it yet. Do you know if it’s all the different bosses that can spawn or is it just some of them? Pretty neat idea for an event honestly.
- Comment on Hands-On: Borderlands 4 wants you to forget Borderlands 3 ever happened 1 month ago:
Crashed like it was buggy? Never.
I played it a while after release though.
- Comment on Hands-On: Borderlands 4 wants you to forget Borderlands 3 ever happened 1 month ago:
I’m apparently the only person who really enjoyed 3 all the way through.
- Comment on AI at the World’s Biggest Games Event(Gamescom) Booked Random Meetings for Attendees 2 months ago:
Having something suggest networking opportunities doesn’t sound like the worst, but only if it was suggestions in their own section of the app (and not bombarding you with notifications about it either). This implementation is truly god awful and I can’t believe anyone thought this was a good idea.
- Comment on We can't keep making videogame stories for players who aren't paying attention to them 2 months ago:
It comes from a good place. Make things have more quality of life. Makes things feel smooth and responsive. Don’t make things obtuse and confusing.
The problem is that while some friction kind of sucks (I don’t think many would want clunky movement or controls), lots of experiences get thrown out with the bathwater when this goes too far.
My philosophy is that friction needs to be seen as a tool. It does something to the experience, and it needs to be considered whether removing it will improve the experience, and if so, what is being lost in the process?
- Comment on We can't keep making videogame stories for players who aren't paying attention to them 2 months ago:
Yep, exactly. That’s the good use of lack of friction. The philosophy I have is just that it shouldn’t be seen as always good no matter what. It changes the experience to remove friction, so any decision to do so should be thoughtfully done with the experience in mind.
- Comment on We can't keep making videogame stories for players who aren't paying attention to them 2 months ago:
Hear hear! This is such a plague on games and media right now. I don’t blame developers that much, because lack of friction is super commonly taught in game design courses, and it’s not always bad. It can be done waaaay too much though.
- Comment on I fast-forward through the songs... 2 months ago:
They have such insanely good music taste on that show. It’s always stuff you’d never think to use, too, but it fits every time.
- Comment on got banned on reddit for 3 days..... so hi... 2 months ago:
Tbh I don’t think you should let insanity deter you from the podcast plan. That hasn’t stopped lots of other people, so why should it stop you?
- Comment on Anon goes home 2 months ago:
I’m a bit older than this and I’ve been feeling this too. Getting older is weird.
- Comment on How do gameplay youtuber develop interesting commentary? 2 months ago:
Ah got it!
- Comment on How do gameplay youtuber develop interesting commentary? 2 months ago:
Oh, that kind of RP stream? 😅 I was thinking of something else lol
- Comment on How do gameplay youtuber develop interesting commentary? 2 months ago:
Thanks! I think you’re right that there could definitely be more granularity to what I said. I was trying to go as broad as I could, which of course leaves out a lot of detail. Good thoughts about other possible categories. I don’t disagree with any of it.
I actually haven’t ever seen the roleplayer category you’re talking about, but I’m intrigued. Is there anyone you’d recommend?
If I had to give a name to the joke streamers you mentioned, I’d probably go with challenge streamers. I think that definitely falls outside of the categories I said, but I also see a lot of streamers that do fall into the three I made up dabbling with that kind of content here and there, so there’s probably some crossover too.
- Comment on How do gameplay youtuber develop interesting commentary? 2 months ago:
I think there are broadly speaking three main categories of let’s players: hypemen, analysts, and tryhards.
Hypemen focus on being boisterous, high energy, and fast paced. They focus on entertainment value above all else, even above the game itself.
Analysts take things a bit slower. They aren’t trying to be the best at the game, but instead like to play a variety of things and talk about their experience playing or insights related to the game.
Tryhards are usually either pro gamers or very close to it. They usually play a smaller number of competitive games trying to be very skilled at them. The enjoyment of these streamers comes more from seeing someone excel, and potentially learning from them if you play the same game.
My point with this is all of these routes are proven ways to engage an audience, so having interesting things to say isn’t a necessity.
That being said, this is an entertainment medium we’re talking about. If you aren’t entertaining in some form then I don’t think you’ll find much success. It’s a learnable skill, so don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t come without practice
- Comment on Devcom speaker survey highlights mixed attitudes towards AI 2 months ago:
The Devcom speaker survey has revealed that 33% of respondents want to use AI as little as possible – but 32% see a use for AI in code and production.
Just 11% want to see AI used in art and animation, while fewer than 10% want to see it used in marketing and communication, and the figures fall to around 3% for narrative design.
- Comment on 🐀🔥🔥🔥 2 months ago:
Not the guy you responded to, but I also love hot sauce. I usually stock franks, yellowbird’s red jalapeño sauce (forget the name), and cholula or Valentina if I don’t feel like paying for it. I also had this really awesome green hot sauce from El Pato brand, but I haven’t ever seen it again. Hopefully someday!
- Comment on Hope you like math 2 months ago:
There are definitely positive and negative fucks
- Comment on Done with being the one in charge of maintaining friendships 2 months ago:
You definitely shouldn’t put energy into a friendship if you feel like the other person isn’t interested, but be careful with this mindset. I’ve seen plenty of cases where this becomes such a fear and habit, that the person never reaches out to anyone, because they’re waiting to be talked to first as a test. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
Others are also busy. Others might also be waiting for you to reach out. If you want a friendship to happen it’s OK to initiate. People will often appreciate it.
- Comment on How To Be Evil in RPGs When You’re a Chronic Goody-Two-Shoes 2 months ago:
I think this is a big problem even without evil choices. I really want to see more games explore things happening because you DIDN’T accept someone’s quest. Maybe something bad happens to them, or perhaps they resent you for turning them down and spread bad rumors about you.
Sadly like you said most of the time the choice in taking a quest is actually: do you want more content, or not? Not much of a choice at all.